Unisex name · since 1918
Berlin
Berlin has 1,796 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,066 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,789 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,796
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Berlin is the #3789 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,796 recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berlin has been recorded 1,796 times among girls since 1918, currently ranked #3789 nationally and more common than 78% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #5,066 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,789 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,796 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berlin ranks #5,066 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,789 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,796 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,066 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,789 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,796
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Berlin's 1,796 recorded births place it above 92.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Berlin compares
1,796 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Berlin's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Berlin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,796 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 97 | 21 | 19,840 |
Berlin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Berlin's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 97, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Berlin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 97
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Berlin popularity over time - boys
1,635 total births recorded since 1899 (Berlin as boys' name)
Berlin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (743 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Berlin's strongest decade.
743 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Berlin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 40
1920s
40 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1980s 48
1980s
48 births
- 1990s 169
1990s
169 births
- 2000s
2000s
449 births
- 2010s
2010s
743 births
- 2020s
2020s
317 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 743 births (41% of all-time use).
How Berlin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Berlin's total volume
Berlin by state
Where Berlin concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 578 | 32.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 89 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Utah | | 52 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 21 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.3% |
578 of 1,796 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Berlin appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Berlin's data
- Berlin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (743 total births) through the 2020s (317) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Berlins (578 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Berlin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~107 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Berlin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.